# 2014–15 Welsh Premier League

The 2014–15 Welsh Premier League (known as the Corbett Sports Welsh Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 23rd season of the Welsh Premier League, the highest football league within Wales since its establishment in 1992. The season began on 22 August 2014. The New Saints claimed their ninth Welsh top flight championship on 14 March 2015 after a 3–0 win against nearest rivals in the table Bala Town.

## Teams

Afan Lido were relegated out of the Welsh Premier League the previous season, while Cefn Druids were promoted as winners of the Cymru Alliance.

### Stadia and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Aberystwyth Town | Aberystwyth | Park Avenue | 5,000 |
| Airbus UK Broughton | Broughton | The Airfield | 1,600 |
| Bala Town | Bala | Maes Tegid | 3,000 |
| Bangor City | Bangor | Nantporth | 3,000 |
| Carmarthen Town | Carmarthen | Richmond Park | 3,000 |
| Cefn Druids | Wrexham | The Rock | 3,000 |
| Gap Connah's Quay | Connah's Quay | Deeside Stadium | 1,500 |
| Newtown | Newtown | Latham Park | 5,000 |
| Port Talbot Town | Port Talbot | Victoria Road | 6,000 |
| Prestatyn Town | Prestatyn | Bastion Road | 2,300 |
| Rhyl | Rhyl | The Corbett Sports Stadium | 3,000 |
| The New Saints | Oswestry | Park Hall | 2,000 |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Head Coach | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsors |
| Aberystwyth | Ian Hughes | Nike | Cambrian Tyres |
| Airbus UK | Andy Preece | Macron | Gardner Aerospace |
| Bala | Colin Caton | Joma | Aykroyd's |
| Bangor | Neville Powell | Macron | Pentraeth Kia |
| Carmarthen | Mark Aizlewood | Macron | McGinley Support |
| Cefn Druids | Huw Griffiths | Joma | AtWill Pubs |
| Nomads | Mark McGregor | Macron | Think Accounting |
| Newtown | Chris Hughes | Givova | NEO/EOM |
| Port Talbot | Jarred Harvey | Macron | Blanco's |
| Prestatyn | Neil Gibson | Erreà | G & G Foods |
| Rhyl | Greg Strong | FBT | VanTruck |
| TNS | Carl Darlington | Legea | Derma V10 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | The New Saints (C) | 32 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 90 | 24 | +66 | 77 | Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Bala Town | 32 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 67 | 42 | +25 | 59 | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Airbus UK Broughton | 32 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 62 | 34 | +28 | 58 | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Aberystwyth Town | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 69 | 61 | +8 | 52 | Qualification for Europa League play-offs |
| 5 | Port Talbot Town | 32 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 54 | 59 | −5 | 43 | Qualification for Europa League play-offs |
| 6 | Newtown (O) | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 52 | 65 | −13 | 38 | Qualification for Europa League play-offs |
| 7 | Connah's Quay Nomads | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 43 | Qualification for Europa League play-offs |
| 8 | Rhyl | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 42 | |
| 9 | Carmarthen Town | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 48 | 57 | −9 | 42 | |
| 10 | Bangor City | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 48 | 62 | −14 | 35 | |
| 11 | Cefn Druids (R) | 32 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 38 | 64 | −26 | 27 | Relegation to Cymru Alliance |
| 12 | Prestatyn Town (R) | 32 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 43 | 86 | −43 | 18 | Relegation to Cymru Alliance |

## Results

Teams play each other twice on a home and away basis, before the league is split into two groups at the end of January 2015 – the top six and the bottom six.

### Matches 1–22

| Home \ Away | ABE | AIR | BAL | BAN | CMR | CDR | CQN | NEW | PTA | PRE | RHL | TNS |
| Aberystwyth Town | | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 5–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Airbus UK Broughton | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 |
| Bala Town | 4–0 | 0–0 | | 3–0 | 8–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 |
| Bangor City | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 0–5 |
| Carmarthen Town | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Cefn Druids | 0–5 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 |
| Connah's Quay Nomads | 2–4 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–5 |
| Newtown | 6–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | | 3–3 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 |
| Port Talbot Town | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–5 |
| Prestatyn Town | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | | 1–2 | 1–3 |
| Rhyl | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | | 2–2 |
| The New Saints | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 6–1 | |

### Matches 23–32
## UEFA Europa League play-offs

Teams who finished in positions fourth to seventh at the end of the regular season took part in play-offs to determine the third participant for the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League.

### Final
## Season statistics

    As of 18 May 2015

### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Chris Venables | Aberystwyth Town | 28 |
| 2 | Martin Rose | Port Talbot Town | 18 |
| 2 | Jason Oswell | Newtown | 18 |
| 4 | Greg Draper | The New Saints | 17 |
| 4 | Lee Hunt | Bala Town | 17 |
| 6 | Michael Wilde | The New Saints | 16 |
| 6 | Tom Field | Airbus UK Broughton | 16 |
| 8 | Luke Bowen | Port Talbot Town | 14 |
| 9 | Mark Connolly | Bala Town | 13 |
| 9 | Ian Sheridan | Bala Town | 13 |
| 11 | Lee Healey | Cefn Druids F.C/Bangor | 12 |

### Hat-tricks

    As of 14 February 2015
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Chris Venables$^4$ | Aberystwyth Town | Cefn Druids | 5–0 | 22 August 2014 |
| Mark Connolly | Bala Town | Carmarthen Town | 8–1 | 7 September 2014 |
| Aaron Bowen | Rhyl | Bangor City | 3–2 | 14 September 2014 |
| Luke Boundford | Newtown | Aberystwyth Town | 6–3 | 4 October 2014 |
| Lee Healey | Cefn Druids | Prestatyn Town | 3–1 | 31 October 2014 |
| Martin Rose | Port Talbot Town | Aberystwyth Town | 3–0 | 20 December 2014 |
| Chris Hartland | Carmarthen Town | Bangor City | 3–3 | 31 January 2015 |
| Tom Field | Airbus UK Broughton | Aberystwyth Town | 3–2 | 14 February 2015 |
$^4$ Player scored 4 goals